Drug Errors and Protocol for Prevention among Anaesthetists in Nigeria

Table 1

Drug administered, type of error, and frequency.

Drugs administered in error	Type and frequency of error
	Inappropriate dosing	Ampoules swaps	Syringe swaps	Not indicated	Total	Percentage
Premedicants	—	7	1	—	8	12.90
Induction agents	—	—	2	—	2	3.22
Muscle relaxants	—	25	11	—	36	58.06
Analgesics	1	—	—	—	1	1.61
Vasopressors	—	9	—	—	9	14.51
Calcium injection	1	—	—	—	1	1.61
Reversal drugs	—	—	1	—	1	1.61
Not Indicated	—	—	—	4	4	6.45
Total	2	41	15	4	62	100